When you write the Gay news, it is common to research and report - however begrudgingly - about the antics of the GOP and their right-wing cohorts. Every now and then, however, something or someone comes out to show left-wing tendencies, which is usually cause for celebration. One of these unlikely events took place on January 20 whenmore --------------------------------------------------

President Barack Obama is urging Congress to repeal the ban on Gays and Lesbians serving openly in the military.

'This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies Gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they more--------------------------------------------------

It is absolutely inconceivable to me how I would cope with stress without cigarettes. Whenever I am given bad news, whenever I feel as if I've failed, whenever I need to re-think a plan, lighting a cigarette is as natural to me as keeping the sun on my face and the wind at my back. But somehow, more --------------------------------------------------

On January 12, the island nation of Haiti, an already underdeveloped country ravaged by corrupt governing and a depleted economy, was brought to the brink of catastrophic ruin by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. Within the hour, images of crumbled buildings, streets lined with dead bodies, and scenesmore --------------------------------------------------

Jesse Hagopian, a local social justice activist and laid-off Madison Middle School teacher from Seattle, was in Haiti with his wife, Sarah Wilhelm, an HIV/AIDS educator who works inmore --------------------------------------------------

On January 23, members of the Jet Chapter (Seattle's chapter) of the Knights of Malta invited guests to their annual Beggars Feast, held at Russian Hall (704 19th Ave. E.). The charitable event featmore --------------------------------------------------

Same-Sex Marriage Issues

File photo shows supporters of same-sex marriage marching in Hollywood, California. The influence of homosexuals in US politics is significant and growing, an expert testified, as opponents of same-sex marriage opened their case in a federal trial challenging California's gay marriage ban.

Moscow Pride Euro Court case delayed
Moscow Pride's lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights over Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's repeated bans of pride events was delayed January 19 after Russia requested additional time to respond to the case.

CALL FOR ARTISTS -
SOUND TRANSIT ON BROADWAY
An open call for professional artists. Sound Transit needs someone to act as the lead artist in overseeing projects that will be created by a variety of artists for the construction wall surroumore

Lambda sues feds over spousal benefits
Lambda Legal sued the federal government in U.S. District Court in San Francisco January 20, seeking to force the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to obey rulings by Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that awarded spousal health-insurance benefmore

The Proposition 8 trial, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal case challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage, ended on January 27. The trial provided an unprecedented glimpse into the social conflict over whether Gay and Lesbian couples have the right to marry, and served as the first smore
-------

For over 30 years, if you came across a survey of the nation's "Gayest" cities, you would naturally see San Francisco, California at the top. Well, not anymore. According to The Advocate's newly released "Gayest Cities in America" list, not only does San Francisco not make the top slot, it isn'tmore
-------

Social justice activist, American historian and Professor of Political Science at Boston University from 1964 to 1988, Howard Zinn died the morning of January 27 of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California. Zinn was traveling in California at the time and was set to speak on January 29. He more-------

USA Gay News American News American Gay News USA American Gay News United States American Lesbian News USA American Lesbian News United States USA News
Pacific Northwest News in Seattle News in Washington State News